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Olympic beach volleyball stars Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh lost for the first time in more than a year, dropping a 21-19, 10-21, 25-23 decision to Elaine Youngs and Nicole Branagh on Sunday in The AVP Crocs Cup Shootout.
Ian Poulter and Paul Casey were chosen Sunday as wild-card picks for Europe’s Ryder Cup team.
After watching USC, Ohio St. and ‘Bama cruise, Don Borst says it’s safe again for college football’s big boys. Of course it’s still early.
White Sox slugger Jim Thome hit career homer No. 536 on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, moving into a tie with Mickey Mantle for 14th on the career list.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired infielder David Eckstein from the Toronto Blue Jays for minor-league pitcher Chad Beck.
Second-seeded Jelena Jankovic won her sort of split decision, beating No. 21 Caroline Wozniacki 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 Sunday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open.
Jankovic went into her trademark splits early in the third set reaching for a shot. She lost the point and stayed splayed on the court, and fans wondered whether she’d hurt herself.
But Jankovic bounced up and easily bounded around the court, quickly finishing off her 18-year-old Danish opponent.
Jimmie Johnson overpowered the field Sunday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Auto Club Speedway, grabbing his third victory of the season.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat a pair of Arizona aces to stay in the playoff race. Sparked by first-inning homers from Andre Ethier and Casey Blake, the Dodgers roughed up Brandon Webb and Arizona 8-1 on Sunday, climbing within 2 1/2 games of the staggering Diamondbacks in the NL West. Derek Lowe (11-11) tossed six shutout innings as the Dodgers took the final two games of a three-game series from…
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